The
Chairman, South-West, Nigeria Advance Party, Mr. Tosin Odeyemi, has
said that neither President Goodluck Jonathan nor the Presidential
candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
(retd.) can end the challenges confronting the country if any of them
wins the presidential election holding in February.
Odeyemi said this in an interview with our correspondent in Osogbo on Thursday.
He said that the insurgency in the North
would likely continue if Jonathan, who is from the Niger Delta, should
win a second term while Niger Delta militants might resurface to resume
economic sabotage if Buhari, who is from the North, should defeat
Jonathan.
He stated that the NAP was not in a
hurry to win the next presidential election but added that the party
would eventually win and offer good governance to Nigerians.
He said, “If Jonathan wins, then Boko
Haram will not stop and if Buhari should win, the Niger Delta militants
will likely resume to trouble the nation.
“Then if care is not taken, Nigerians
may unconsciously work towards fulfilling the prediction of the break-up
in 2015. But we don’t want that to happen because we need one another.”
The NAP chieftain said that the general
election would not hold in some places, especially in the north-eastern
part of the country due to the activities of the terrorists.
Based on this, Odeyemi suggested
that the general election should be postponed until a time when security
situation would improve. He explained that millions might be
disenfranchised if the poll should be conducted next month.
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